Disability and popular culture : focusing passion, creating community and expressing defiance - Ellis, Katie, 1978- (Burlington : Ashgate, 2015)
Introduction: producerly disability -- Our moment in time : the transitory and concrete value of disability toys -- Contemporary beauty-ism -- Spaces of cultural mediation : the science fiction cinema of the third stage of disability -- Among the leading characters on television -- Enfreaking popular music : making us think by making us feel -- Controlling the body : sport, disability and the construction of ability -- Disability and spreadable media : access, representation and inspiration porn -- Conclusion : focusing passion, creating community, expressing defiance -- References -- Filmography.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-191) and index.
Keywords: People with disabilities in mass media; Popular culture